polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
clear writing; specification
one day; (on) a certain day
since then; from that time; ever since
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
this company; this firm; this shrine
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
bribe; sweetener; douceur
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
manners; behavior; behaviour
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
this device; this machine; this appliance; this plane
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
midwinter; dead of winter
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
furniture store; furniture dealer
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
sharp parting remark; parting threat